Bye, bye July

Last day of the month. Tomorrow starts the official Dog Days. OK, maybe not official.

I’ve got nothing and maybe we should get used to me saying that, because I think it’s going to be a slow, slow month, at least until we get reasonably close to training camp.

My vacation starts tomorrow. I’m going to be here most days, if not all.

Still looking for guest bloggers. The response to the first request was pretty slim. But if you are interested in doing one between now and Aug. 14, or one from Aug. 22-28, please drop me an e-mail at rcarpini@lohud.com. Pick a date. Most of them are open. Tell me you want to write that day. It’s that simple.

And, again, I want to thank you guys for coming here day after day in July. Our traffic numbers were pretty darn good. Youse rule.

Rick Carpiniello, 26, was born and raised in Harrison and began working in The Journal News' sports department (back when it was The Reporter Dispatch and eight other newspapers) in October of 1977 after a year of covering high school sports as a stringer. In 1978 he began covering the New York Rangers and the National Hockey League. Carpiniello has been writing columns on everything from local sports to the big leagues since 2002.